“Indian talent and Indian skills have helped shape the tech era in the United States,” S. Jaishankar said at the reception. Yet the Trump administration has tightened H-1B visa rules and restricted green-card pathways for major tech firms, including TCS, Infosys and Microsoft.
“I think we don’t come enough,” Marco Rubio said in Mumbai tonight, on his 2nd visit to India this year. Sharing stage with FM S. Jaishankar, US Ambassador Gor & FS Misri. Rubio called the US-India relationship one that could help define the 21st century despite strained ties.
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On US Sec of State Rubio’s visit to the Reliance refinery in Jamnagar, and the power of capital in diplomacy
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German Chancellor Friedrich Merz warned against complacency over the dangers posed by Russia, saying in an exclusive Bloomberg interview that Vladimir Putin wants more than Ukraine: Evening Briefing Americas bloomberg.com/news/newslette…
Die Sturzflut in Nepal riss mehr als tausend Menschen in den Tod, über 5000 werden noch vermisst. Für die Überlebenden beginnt der Wiederaufbau. Wenn das überhaupt möglich ist. taz.de/Nepal-nach-der-Flut/!…
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Nach dem Gletscherabbruch in #Nepal beginnt der Alltag. Schulleiter Madhav Lamichhane unterrichtet zwischen Hilfsgütern und Notübernachtung, berichtet @netizenmay in @tazgezwitscher.
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India-EU FTA to be signed on December 16
The signing will be part of Prime Minister Modi’s upcoming trips in December to Canada, the U.S., and EU Hq in Belgium, where 3 separate FTAs are being negotiated. Reporting with @sharadraghavan
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Morgen beginnt der 18.Brics-Gipfel in Delhi, den @Sri_Kondapalli als „Nicht westlich, aber nicht gegen den Westen“, beschreibt. Xi Jinping kommt dabei auch erstmals seit 2019 nach Indien. Gelingt dem Bündnis eine gemeinsame Politik trotz Unterschieden? taz.de/Brics-Gipfel-in-Delhi…
At least some positive news from Nepal, where the death toll has risen to 1,287.
How two Nepal hydropower workers survived nine days trapped underground
One stayed behind to help colleagues escape the flood; the other had travelled to the project for routine maintenance.
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The developments between India and Europe are progressing. For the first time in 20 years a Prime Minister of Belgium is in India, after signing MOUs in Delhi yesterday on Defence Cooperation, Renewable Energy, Security & Diplomatic Training, Mr Bart De Wever is in Mumbai today.
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India and Belgium signed a defense pact covering joint weapons production, giving European firms greater access to India as New Delhi expands domestic manufacturing and modernizes its armed forces bloomberg.com/news/articles/…
“We are sailing through rough waters, but India & Europe have chosen partnership. We have concluded the mother of all deals, which will strengthen our economies," says Belgium’s Prime Minister, Bart De Wever, in Mumbai. Highlighting, too, the capabilities of the port of Antwerp.
Aiming to double bilateral trade between India & Belgium within the next 5 years was agreed upon in Delhi yesterday. Maharashtra’s Chief Minister, Devendra Fadnavis (BJP), says: “This agreement represents much more. At a time when the world is becoming more fragmented”…
After over 25 years… “The EU-India FTA is a win-win agreement,” said Indian Commerce Minister Piyush Goyal at the Port of Antwerp event in Mumbai. He urged collaboration in the diamond sector, semiconductors, green hydrogen and ports, as well as defence and food processing.
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Flutkatastrophe im HimalajaTausende noch immer vermisst: Durch die Flutkatastrophe sind in #Nepal und #China mehr als 780 Menschen ums Leben gekommen. Der Wiederaufbau der Region wird Milliarden kosten, schreibt @netizenmay in @tazgezwitscher
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